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  • New ASVAB pretest available for applicants

    Applicants who hope to join the Air Force can now take the Armed Services Aptitude Battery pretest from any computer with internet access thanks to a new program.The Pre-screening Internet delivered Computer Adaptive Test (PiCAT) is an unproctored version of the full ASVAB that currently provides

  • Recruiter's efforts after tornado have lasting impact

    As the massive 1.3-mile-wide tornado approached Moore, Okla., May 20, Staff Sgt. Tim Smith took shelter along with his family, neighbors and dogs."I arrived home 10 minutes before the tornado hit my neighborhood," said Smith, an Enlisted Accessions recruiter in Norman, Okla. "My wife, my son and I

  • (Silver) Star Struck: Villegas humbled by honor, elated for fellow recipient

    As one of the most recent Air Force Silver Star recipients stood at center stage of Forbes Hall at JBSA-Lackland during the award ceremony July 22, the reality of the moment hit him when he looked out into the jam-packed auditorium."My heart was about to jump out of my chest," said Tech. Sgt. Ismael

  • Two Special Operations Airmen receive Silver Star decoration

    Two Air Force Special Operations Command combat controllers currently stationed in San Antonio were each presented a Silver Star for gallantry in combat during a ceremony July 22 here.The two combat controllers, Tech. Sgt. Ismael Villegas and Staff Sgt. Dale Young, were decorated by Lt. Gen. Eric E.

  • Joint exercise through a new Airman's eyes

    "The drop is in 12 minutes!" shouted a crew member, struggling to be heard over the roar of the mighty C-17 Globemaster III's four engines, each putting out approximately 40,000 pounds of thrust. Quickly I made my way down the ladder from the flight deck and started the perilous walk toward my seat

  • Next generation of ‘long blue line’ starts here

    More than 130 Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from 22 high schools spanning five states participated in the 2013 Leadership Laboratory Activity at Scott AFB, Ill., June 9-15.Members of the 345th Recruiting Squadron, including Senior Master Sgt. Michael Kovach, Tech. Sgt. Joseph Lawrence, Tech. Sgt.

  • Quick-thinking flight chief saves person’s life

    A distraught applicant who had been recently disqualified from joining the Air Forcethreatened to resort to desperate measures outside the Air Force recruiting office here May 30.Although the recruiter was not in the office at the time, the applicant was able to get in touch with Tech. Sgt. Jason

  • AFRS vice commander finds recruiting ‘a hidden jewel’

    The past 28 years have flown by for Col. Michael Vlk. As he readies for life after the Air Force, the vice commander of Air Force Recruiting Service recently reflected on his career.Originally from Wheaton, Ill., on the outskirts of Chicago, Vlk joined the Air Force in 1985 because he wanted to fly.

  • Airmen show 'cool careers' in new ad campaign

    The Air Force Recruiting Service is currently developing an ad campaign to teach young adults about cool career opportunities in the Air Force community, with the goal to inspire young people to join the Air Force. They also plan to demonstrate that the Air Force offers the same science, technology,

  • Air Force Announces OTS Selection Board 13OT03 Results

    A total of 110 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 668 applications as part of the Officer Training School